Period average age of mothers birth order in Ireland
Ireland: Period average age of mothers birth order was 30.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.95
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
31.12
in 2021
All-time low
25.47
in 1980
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Period average age of mothers birth order in Ireland, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 30.95 for period average age of mothers birth order in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers birth order in Ireland peaked at 31.12 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.47, in 1980.
That places Ireland 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Period average age of mothers birth order in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 27.65 | — |
| 1956 | 27.57 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 27.57 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 27.65 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 27.42 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 27.26 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 27.08 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 26.88 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 26.86 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 26.73 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 26.71 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 26.57 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 26.52 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 26.36 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 26.24 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 26.07 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 25.92 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 25.86 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 25.77 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 25.72 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 25.56 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 25.68 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 25.66 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 25.62 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 25.49 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 25.47 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 25.48 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.62 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 25.7 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 25.85 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 26.5 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 26.57 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 26.68 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 26.78 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 26.63 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 26.62 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 26.64 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 26.75 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.97 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 27.13 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 27.34 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 27.34 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27.46 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.47 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.54 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 27.64 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.86 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.99 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.28 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 28.52 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 28.68 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 28.76 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.84 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.87 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.98 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.13 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 29.35 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 29.38 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.61 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.82 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.13 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.32 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.46 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.68 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.8 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.12 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 30.95 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.57 | 27.42 | 27.65 | 5 |
| 1960s | 26.72 | 26.24 | 27.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.74 | 25.49 | 26.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.13 | 25.47 | 26.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.13 | 26.62 | 27.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.44 | 27.64 | 28.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.88 | 29.13 | 30.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.96 | 30.8 | 31.12 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers birth order in Ireland?
- Period average age of mothers birth order in Ireland was 30.95 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.12 in 2021.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.47 in 1980.
- How does Ireland rank for period average age of mothers birth order?
- Ireland ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
- Is period average age of mothers birth order rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period average age of mothers birth order. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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